Gap Creek

I literally just finished reading this one. It took longer to read for me for multiple reasons. I was focusing more on work than reading, to be real.

Anyways, my husband and I had started reading books together where it’s actually me just reading out loud. We had started Gap Creek and we didn’t even get a third of the way in and he said he was getting bored of it, so I carried on alone and we started a different one for us to read together.

Gap Creek is a slow read; I mean you could definitely crank it out in a day if you had the whole day to do so, but there isn’t anything defying, or any big drama that occurs. It’s only a simple marriage and the first year struggles that come with it; it’s set at the turn of the century, but at the heart of the time difference are the same issues that couples go through: internalized issues with in-laws, communication, finances, jobs, loss of life for parents and children, etc.

It really struck me while reading how in simplicity and work ethic that everything done in life is with purpose and tenacity to do good.

I don’t know if I would read it again because of the pace, but at the same time I’ve read other books that were slow paced as well and was fine with it. I don’t know, maybe I just don’t fully appreciate the application yet. In the meantime, if you are interested in trying Gap Creek, which is a part of a series, it is available here.

7/10